Abir Moussi is a thistle in the side of political Islamists in Tunisia
At the point when Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur stood out as truly newsworthy for turning into the principal North African lady to arrive at the Wimbledon quarter-finals, another Tunisian lady likewise stood out as truly newsworthy, however for some unacceptable reasons.
Abir Moussi, the frank head of the resistance Al-Dustur al-Hurr party, was slapped and kicked while shooting a parliamentary meeting on her cell phone in June.
The culprits were two male MPs from an Islamist alliance.
They then, at that point tossed water at him, trailed by the vacant containers, and the whole episode was gotten on TV cameras, to the astonishment and bewilderment of numerous in the Arab world.
Ms. Moussi is a 47-year-old passionate lawyer and tireless activist against political Islam and the Tunisian version, known as the Nahda movement, which forms the largest bloc in parliament.
She was once a strong advocate for the overthrown dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, and she and her little party are seen as the guardians of the secular tradition established by the founder of modern Tunisia, Habib Bourgiba.
He led the country to independence and became its first president, serving from 1957 to 1987 and introducing women-friendly legislation, such as a ban on polygamy.
In parliament, Ms Moussi has an extraordinary figure.
He attends the sessions wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest because, he says, he has received death threats from Islamists.
He also keeps a photo of Bourgiba on his desk on camera and occasionally uses a handheld megaphone to interrupt discussions, while streaming the session live from his mobile phone with continuous commentary.
Her critics say she is a corrupt supporter of the old regime who wants to thwart Tunisia’s transition to democracy.
Shortly before the parliamentary fight in June, he upset his critics by opposing a development deal between Tunisia and Qatar, one of the main financial backers of political Islam in the region.
The Tunisian parliament has issued a strong statement condemning the attack on Ms Moussi and vowed to impose the harshest possible sanctions on the two men.
‘House of obedience for women’
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